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     Betsey E. Olds was born on 6 Jan 1832 at Conneaut, Ashtabula County, Ohio.¹ She was the daughter of Ezekiel Olds and Betsey Pitney.¹ Betsey E. Olds married Joseph Byron Petty in 1851.¹ Betsey E. Olds died at Geneva, Ohio.³
     Betsey E. Petty and Joseph Byron Petty appeared on the census of 27 Jun 1860 at Conneaut, Ashtabula County, Ohio, as follows:
     Joseph B. Petty, 35, sailor, b. N. Y.
     Betsey , 28, b. Ohio
     Lillian , 6, b. Ohio
     Adelaide , 4, b. Ohio
     Charles , 2, b. Ohio
     Phebe , 68, b. N. H.⁴
Betsey E. Petty and Joseph Byron Petty appeared on the census of 9 Jul 1870 at Geneva, Ashtabula County, Ohio, as follows:
Petty, Joseph B., 45, sailor, b. N. Y.
      , Betsy, 38, keeping house, b. Ohio
      , Lillia, 16, b. Ohio
      , Adda, 14, b. Ohio
      , Charlie, 12, b. Ohio
      , Carrie, 9, b. Ohio
      , Jennie, 3, b. Ohio
      , John, 6/12, b. Ohio.⁵
     "Ruth and Cynthia are the ony living children of Ezekiel and Betsey [1915]."¹

     Betsy Olds was born on 29 Jan 1774 at Brookfield, Worcester County, Massachusetts.³ She was the daughter of Simeon Olds and Elizabeth Bannister.^2,1 Betsy Olds died on 10 Jan 1863 at age 88.⁴

     Betsy Richmond Olds was born on 11 Aug 1817 at Brookfield, Worcester County, Massachusetts.¹ She was the daughter of Jonathan Olds and Ruth Richmond.¹

     Betty Olds was born on 10 Nov 1740 at Woodbury, Connecticut.^1,2 She was the daughter of Caleb Olds and Sarah Sanford.^1,2 Betty Olds married John Stiles on 13 Aug 1760.^1,3

     Betty Lou Olds was born on 21 Dec 1921 at Grass Valley, Sherman County, Oregon.¹ She was the daughter of Adelbert "Dell" Olds and Mary Ellen Walkenshaw.¹

     Beulah Blanch Olds was born on 29 Nov 1913.¹ She was the daughter of Adelbert Hezekiah Olds and Matilda A. Hartley.¹

     Blanche Olds was born on 5 Nov 1876 near Wyanet, Bureau County, Illinois.^1,2 She was the daughter of John Hixon Olds and Anna Belle Krimmel. Blanche Olds married Monroe Gesner Whitney on 3 Dec 1899 at Wyanet, Bureau County, Illinois.^3,4 Blanche Olds died on 24 Dec 1942 at Coeur d'Alene, Kootenai County, Idaho, at age 66.³ She was buried at Forest Cemetery, Coeur d'Alene, Kootenai County, Idaho.⁵
     The following several quotations are from the Bureau County Tribune, Friday, December 8, 1899:
(1) “Marriage licenses have been issued to the following: Monroe G. Whitney to Blanche Olds, both of Wyanet.”

(2)“The Whitney-Olds Nuptials. At the residence of the bride’s parents in Wyanet, on Sunday, Dec. 3, at 1 p.m., Monroe G. Whitney and Miss Blanche Olds, two of Wyanet’s most highly esteemed young people, were united in marriage, the ceremony being performed in the presence of only the immediate relatives, by Rev. Wilfred J. Abel, of the M. E. church.
“The dress, decorations, etc., were simple but elegant and tasty. The sumptuous repast served was superior in quality and unlimited quantity. The presents were handsome, serviceable and costly.
“The celebration of this auspicious event in the lives of both was characterized by a warmth and sincerity that attested more strongly than words can tell the high place the contracting parties occupy in the affections of their relatives and acquaintances.
“A legion of friends, throughout the community, extend to them their best wishes, and hope that in assuming their new relations in life the young couple may realize their fondest anticipations.”

(3) “Those wedding bells spoken of in our last week’s letter, sounded on time, M.G. Whitney was united in the holy bonds of matrimony to Miss Blanche Olds, at 1 o’clock, Sunday, at the home of the bride’s parents, Mr. and Mrs. John Olds, the Rev. Abel officiating. There was no one present except the immediate relatives. The bride and groom took the evening train east on the Rock Island railroad.”

(4) “‘Ye local’ extends sincere and hearty congratulations to the newly wedded couple at Wyanet -- Mr. and Mrs. Monroe G. Whitney. Miss Blanche Olds, daughter of that first-class man in every particular, John H. Olds, is royally descended, having for her ancestors, John Alden and Priscilla Mullen, both immortalized by Longfellow, and also for a great uncle, William Cullen Bryant, one of the world’s greatest poets. Both of these young people have refined natures, with pronounced musical and literary tastes, and are admirably adapted to each other.”

The following clipping appears to have been torn from the Chicago American. The clipping is undated but Crawford J. Rhodes died at his home four miles south west of Tiskilwa on 18 Feb. 1905. Blanche was married in 1899 and left the area in 1907. Bryant Olds had returned to Bureau County in 1904 and took up farming and lived near Tiskilwa. The only other married brother at this time was Howard and I have no record of his having farmed near Tiskilwa. He was in business in Wyanet.
“A Farmer’s Dream.
“Ghost Editor:
“ A year ago this Winter my brother had hunted the country over trying to rent a farm, but found it impossible to get one, as every one who could was anxious to farm. He finally gave up and sold his stock preparatory to moving into town.
“However, one night he dreamed he had rented a farm near Tiskilwa, a neighboring town, about eight miles distant, a place which he had visited when but a boy, the farm being owned by one named Rhodes.
“The following morning he told his dream to his wife, but thought nothing further of it. About two weeks later he was called up by telephone and asked to come to Tiskilwa to see about renting Mr. Rhodes’ farm. On going there he was informed that Mr. Rhodes had died two weeks before. He rented the farm and is living there at the present time.
                    MRS. M. G. WHITNEY
Wyanet, Ill.”.
     "Mother's data will not sound spectacular on paper. Her life was quietly spent in looking after her family and doing many good deeds for others. Her meeting of blindness at age 50 was, however, quite spectacular. She made up her mind not to to be conquered by it and soon took up her needle and thread and started hemming dish towels. From these she progressed to napkins and hand towels, then to quilts and, finally, to dresses for herself. At the time she became blind, the doctors gave her two more years to live. She lived for 16 years and accomplished many useful things, among which must be included the ways in which she kept everybody cheered up, happy and comfortable. We had a series of 'housekeepers' after she couldn't see, but it was really mother who ran things."⁶

     Blanche S. Olds was born on 7 May 1884 at Bloom, Seneca County, Ohio.² She was the daughter of Gilbert Ogden Olds and Sarah Catharine Showman.² Blanche S. Olds married (1) Roy B Scheckler on 24 Nov 1909 at Paulding County, Ohio.³ Blanche S. Olds married (2) W. Edgar Phelps on 4 Oct 1918 at Cuyahoga County, Ohio.⁴

     Blanche V. Olds was born c 1908 at Oklahoma.¹ She was the daughter of Gideon Ransom Olds and Lucinda Chenore.¹

     Bradford Sargent Olds was born on 9 Jan 1911.¹ He was the son of Edson Baldwin Olds and Mabel Bradford.¹ Bradford Sargent Olds died on 4 Feb 1925 at age 14² and was buried at Rock Creek Cemetery, Washington, District of Columbia.³

     Brenda Kay Olds was born on 7 Dec 1948.¹ She was the daughter of Frank Dean "Bud" Olds.¹
     Brenda is a 1968 graduate of Wyanet High School and, in 2004, was living in Princeton, Illinois.²

     Briggs Calvin Olds married Aditha Hogeland in 1866.¹ Briggs Calvin Olds died in 1916.¹
     His obituary states: "OLD RANCHMAN PASSES AWAY
"DEATH OF B. C. OLDS, ONE OF FERGUS COUNTY'S HIGHLY RESPECTED CITIZENS
"WAS A VETERAN OF THE CIVIL WAR
"B. C. Olds. one of Fergus county's highly respected ranchmen, died at the home of hi« son, Arthur Olds, on Fifth avenue south, at 3 o’clock yesterday morning.
"Mr. Olds was born in Louisa county, lowa, December 18,1842, where he resided until the outbreak of the Civil war. At the outbreak of the war he enlisted with the Union army and served under General Sherman until his capture. After being taken prisoner he was held in the Andersonville prison for almost nine months, until the end of the war.
"After the war he returned to the place of his birth and in 1866 married Miss Aditha Hogeland also a resident of Louisa county, Ia., eight children being born to this union, seven of whom survive him. They are Mrs. E. W. Mettler and Arthur Olds of this city, Mrs. E. E.. Duvall of Everson, Mrs. C. A. Meredith of Zortman, Mrs. Chas. Davis of Council Bluffs, Iowa, Mrs. W. A. Mahler of Omaha and Dave Olds of Oregon.
"In 1887 Mrs. Olds died and he married his present wife, who was Mrs. Saphrona Duvall, in 1899. One child, George Olds now a resident of Lewistown, resulted from this union.
"Mr. Olds enjoyed the distinction of being highly respected by all, and his death will be a severe shock to his numerous friends.
"Funeral arrangements will not be completed until relatives residing in the east have been communicated with."¹
     "FUNERAL OF B. C. OLDS.
"The funeral services over the body of the late B. C. Olds, were held Friday afternoon at 2 o’clock from the M. E. church, the Rev. C. M. Donaldson officiating. The pallbearers were veterans of the Spanish-American war. At the cemetery a firing squad composed of former members of the local company of militia participated in the last sad rites over the earthly remains of the decedent who was himself a veteran of the Civil war."¹

     Briggs Calvin Olds was born c 1911 at Montana.¹ He was the son of David Calvin Olds and Susie Shortley.¹

     Bruce A. Olds married Dorothy Bem.³ Bruce A. Olds was born on 13 Nov 1926.⁴ He was the son of John Alfred Olds and Marian (?).^1,2 Bruce A. Olds was buried at Wintergreen Gorge Cemetery, Erie, Erie County, Pennsylvania.⁵ He died on 7 Sep 1998 at age 71.^6,4
     His obituary states: "BRUCE A. OLDS Was retired from General Electric
"Bruce A. Olds, 71, of Bird Drive, died Monday, Sept. 7, 1998. He was born in Union City, Nov. 13, 1926, son of the late Alfred and Marion Olds.
"He graduated from Union City High School, then earned a bachelor's degree in accounting from Grove City College and another in engineering from the then Gannon College. He served in the U.S.Navy during World War II. He worked in the accounting, engineering and marketing departments of the General Electric Company in Erie and retired in 1982 after 20 years of service. He was a parishioner at Our Lady of Mount Carmel Roman Catholic Church and a member of the GE Quarter Century Club, American Legion Post 571, V.F.W. Post 3390 and the Wesleyville American Legion Home Association, Inc.
"He is survived by his wife of 50 years, Dorothy Bem Olds; a daughter, Susan Olds Wheeler and her husband, Paul, of Erie; four sons, Bruce Olds Jr. and Brian Olds of Erie, Alan Olds and his wife,Nancy, of Orlando, Fla., and Mark Olds and his wife, Nora, of Fairfax, Va; six grandchildren, Carrie, Thomas, Sara, Betsy, Laura and Madeline Olds; and many nieces, nephews and cousins.
"Friends may call at the A. Brugger & Sons Funeral Home, 845 E. 38th St., this evening from 7 to 9 and Friday from 2 to 5 and 7 to 9 p.m., and may attend a service there Saturday at 9:30 a.m., followed by a Mass of Christian Burial at Our Lady of Mount Carmel Catholic Church, 1553 E. Grandview Blvd., at 10.
"Burial will be at Wintergreen Gorge Cemetery.
"Erie Times-News (PA) - Thursday, September 10, 1998."⁷

     Bruce Alfred Olds Jr. was born on 10 Aug 1950.¹ He was the son of Bruce A. Olds and Dorothy Bem.¹ Bruce Alfred Olds Jr. died on 8 May 2010 at age 59.^2,3 He was buried at Wintergreen Gorge Cemetery, Erie, Erie County, Pennsylvania.⁴
     His obituary states: "Bruce A. Olds Jr., age 59, of Erie, passed away Saturday, May 8, 2010 at Hamot Medical Center. Arrangements will be announced by A. Brugger & Sons Funeral Home, LLP, 845 East 38th Street and Pine Avenue.
"Erie Times-News (PA) - Sunday, May 9, 2010."⁵


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     Bryant Olds was born on 22 Oct 1843 at Princeton, Bureau County, Illinois.¹ He was the son of Justin Hixon Olds and Charity Louisa Bryant. Bryant Olds died on 25 Apr 1851 at Princeton, Bureau County, Illinois, at age 7 and was buried at Oakland Cemetery, Princeton, Bureau County, Illinois.²

     Bryant Olds was born on 17 Feb 1870 at Wyanet, Bureau County, Illinois.^3,4 He was the son of John Hixon Olds and Anna Belle Krimmel.² Bryant Olds married Anna Maria Sophia Schmidt, daughter of Wilhelm Henrich Theodor Schmidt and Wilhelmina Hopp, on 1 Nov 1893 at Wyanet Township, Bureau County, Illinois.^2,5,4 Bryant Olds died on 14 Dec 1929 at Chicago, Cook County, Illinois, at age 59^3,4 and was buried on 17 Dec 1929 at Forest Hill Cemetery, Wyanet, Bureau County, Illinois.³
     Bryant Olds was one of those who gave recitations at a public program in April, 1892. Master Guy Olds gave a recitation called "Grandpa Brown's Cow" at the same communiity progarm.⁶
     "Miss Emma Hess, of Chicago, sister of Herman Zabel, has been here this week and was bridesmaid at the Olds-Smidt[sic] wedding at Wyariet Wednesday evening."⁷
     The following marriage licenses have been issued. . . . Bryant Olds to Anna M. Schmidt, Oct. 30.⁸
     "Bryant Olds has purchased the lots opposite Mrs. Flinn's residenee of Dan Shea, and is hauling the material for a new dwelling house."⁹
     "Bryant Olds is the happy recipient of a ten pound boy."¹⁰
     In 1895, Bryant Olds was on the Democratic ballot of Wyanet Township, running for the position of Collector. His father, John H. Olds, was on the same ballot, running for a three-year term for Trustee of Schools.¹¹
     Bryant Olds' house, at Wyanet, was struck by lighning last Saturday.¹²
     T. C. Holloway has sold his pump shop to Bryant Olds, of Wyanet.¹³
     Bryant and Anna Maria Sophia Olds appeared on the census enumeration of 1900 on North Main Street, Princeton, Bureau County, Illinois, as follows:
     Olds, Bryant, head, b. Feby 1870, age 30, married 6 years, b. Ill., father b. Ill, mother b. Pa., renter, machinery salesman
      , Anna M., wife, b. Nov. 1874, age 25, m. 6 yrs, 1 child, 1 living, b. Ill., parents b. Germany
      , Milford, son, b. Dec. 1894, age 5, b. Ill..¹⁴
     "Bryant Olds finished threshing his seventy acres of oats last Saturday; they averaged 49 1/2 bushels to the acre. How is that for a fair yield?"¹⁵
     PROVIDENCE. Moving time. . . . Bryant Olds to the C. J. Riohards farm.¹⁶      
     "Wayside greatly enjoyed a visit over night with Mr. and Mrs. Bryant on a farm belonging to P. K. Fitzpatrick in Indiantown. Bryant is farming quite extensively while his good wife, who is as good a helpmate as a man ever had, is raising all manner of poultry. Wayside is pleased to see the manner in which these industrious people are forging ahead." [Wayside appears to be a pseudonym for the author of this newsletter for the paper.]
     Bryant Olds of Indiantown was summoned on the "First panel petit jury" to report on Monday, September 27, 1909 for the Bureau County circuit court.¹⁷
     "The Soverhill school has been closed on account of scarlet fever. Two of Bryant Olds' children have the fever." [Why not say BOTH of Bryant Olds' children??]¹⁸
Bryant Olds and Anna Maria Sophia Olds appeared on the census of Jan 1920 at Indiantown Township, Bureau County, Illinois, as follows:

     "A number of farmers in Bureau county, Ill., have been using a 35-horsepower electric motor and a small separator for their threshing. The motor is mounted on a separator truck so that it can be easily moved. A portable transformer is also necessary to reduce the high tension current to 220 volts. Chas. Pottorf, E. W. Mount, F. H. Mount, Bryant Olds, C. C. Hall and Fred Anthony organized the company to own the outfit and charge themselves the prevailing price for threshing. After the expenses are paid the profit is divided among the company by dividend. ...²⁰ "
     The Cook County, IL, death certificate for Bryant Olds, 410 West 60th Place, Chicago (where he had lived for three months), with informant Milford H. Olds, shows Bryant Olds, b. 17 Feb. 1870, at Wyanet, IL, died 14 Dec. 1929 at age 59 years, 9 months, 27 days. He was survived by his wife Anna Olds and was born in Wyanet, IL, the son of John H. Olds, b. Princeton, IL, and Annabelle Krimmel, b. ______, PA. Bryant died of ulcerative endocarditis with arteriosclerosis. on 14 Dec 1929.³
     His obituary states:
      “Prominent Wyanet Citizen Summoned by Call of Death”
“Sorrow laid a heavy hand upon the hearts of the Wyanet Community when news came last Saturday night that death had claimed another of its sons. Bryant Olds departed this life at the home of his son, Milford Olds, in Chicago that evening. After an illness of four long months duration, nature whom he so admired and loved, gathered his weary form to her bosom. He had lived his entire life in Bureau County except for two years spent in the west and he became endeared to all who knew him, death served to impress, how deeply.
“During all his life he found his greatest enjoyment in doing for others and there are few among us left behind him who have not at some time, in some way felt our burdens lightened by his helping hand. Generous almost to a fault, selfishness had no part in his make up and were everyone for whom he has done some loving kindness to pause but an instant beside his bier the procession would indeed be an impressive tribute to the greatness of his kindly heart.
“Mr. Olds was a man of strong personality and deep feeling. He possessed an unusually alert mentality and through wide range, close observation and careful thought he became essentially well educated. He was a rare man in that he was fearless in his thinking and willing to accept the logical conclusions of his thoughts whether along previously accepted lines or not. He investigated, he studied, he thought and he separated the gold from the dross in the crucible of his brain. Nature was his temple to do good his religion.
“Deepest sympathy was expressed for his family who must feel his loss mostly [sic] keenly. Taken as he was in the prime of his active life his absence will be all the more keenly felt. As a son he was a staff and a support, as a husband a protector and a shield, as father the embodiment of a self sacrificing love. He possessed the qualities of leadership and he will continue to live in the minds of his family and exert a dominant influence upon their lives. The world is better always for such a man having lived.
“Bryant Olds, a son of John Hixon and Annabelle Krimmel Olds, was the oldest of eight children, three of whom, Howard, Guy M., and Edna Olds Sapp passed on before him. He was born on a farm three miles south of Wyanet on February 17,1870. He lived all his life within a radius of but a few miles of the place of his birth with the exception of two years spent in the west.
“He attended the public schools in and near Wyanet and later attended business college at Dixon, Ill. On November 1, 1893, he was joined in marriage with Anna Schmidt, of Wyanet, and at the time was engaged in the hardware business with his father. In 1895 he engaged in the windmill and pump business in Princeton where he remained until he removed to Oklahoma in 1902.
“Upon his return to Bureau County in 1904 he took up farming which vocation he followed to his death.
“He is survived by his wife, Anna, three sons, Milford Hixon and Austin Bryant, of Chicago, Robert Lee at home, and one grandson, Charles Bryant, of Chicago, his mother, Mrs. Annabelle Olds living in Wyanet, one brother, John C., of Wyanet, and three sisters, Blanche, now Mrs. Monroe G. Whitney, of Couer d’Alene, Idaho; Lucy, now Mrs. Charles J. Webster, of Portland, Ore., and Myra, now Mrs. George C. Dahl, of Wyanet.
“The funeral service at the former home of the deceased on Tuesday afternoon was attended by a great number of friends and neighbors. Indeed, considering the inclemency of the weather it was a remarkable gathering.
“Mr. R. O. Ferrell, a Chicago lawyer, college mate of Milford Olds, after the reading of a portion of the obituary, spoke eloquently of his love for and sympathetic understanding of the mind of the deceased, and read the poem, “Thanatopsis” by William Cullen Bryant.
“Rev. W. E. Gross completed the reading of the obituary and spoke briefly of the high regard of the community and expressed their sorrow and sympathy for the bereaved. At the outset of the service Mr. B. L. Hudson sang as a solo, “Beautiful Isle of Somewhere”.
“The concluding service in the cemetery was impressive, the more beautiful because of the vast quantity and richness of the floral offerings.”
(newspaper clipping headed by a photograph of “The Late Bryant Olds”).²¹

     Bryon Elton Olds was born on 15 Nov 1955.¹ He was the son of Bruce A. Olds and Dorothy Bem.¹

     Burnette A. Olds was born in 1871 at Ohio.^1,2 She was the daughter of Hubert Brown Olds and Mary A. Lehman.¹ Burnette A. Olds married Ulysses S. Grant Dicken on 12 Jun 1893 at Seneca County, Ohio.³ Burnette A. Olds died in 1939² and was buried at Greenlawn Cemetery, Tiffin, Seneca County, Ohio.⁴
     Burnette A. Dicken and Ulysses S. Grant Dicken appeared on the census of 14 Feb 1920 at Reading Township, Hillsdale County, Michigan, as follows:
     442/463 Dicken, U. S. G., head, 55, b. Ohio, b. Ohio, parents b. Ohio, general farmer
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      Dicken, Burnette A., wife, 48, b. Ohio, parents b. Ohio
      , Carma, dau., 17, b. Ohio, parents b. Ohio.⁵

     Burnham G. Olds was born on 20 Aug 1864.^1,2 He was the son of Ezekiel P. Olds and Ellen M. Gale.¹ Burnham G. Olds died on 7 Sep 1886 at age 22.¹

     Burt Olds was born c 1906 at Michigan.² He was the son of Jesse L. Olds and Cora Belle Stanley.¹

     Burtis J. Olds was born c 1877.¹ He was the son of Horace D. Olds and Hannah Johnson.¹ Burtis J. Olds died on 3 Feb 1892 at Erie County, Pennsylvania.²
     His obituary states: "Feb. 3. Burtis J. Olds, 14y, 9m, Erie County, 1612 Myrtle Road' cardiac paralysis."²

     Burzilda (Persilla) Olds was born on 5 Feb 1849 at near Carlton, Yamhill County, Oregon.^2,3 She was the daughter of Ruel Reed Olds and Elmina Perkins.¹ Burzilda (Persilla) Olds married John W. Messinger on 11 Sep 1867 at Lafayette, Yamhill County, Oregon.^4,5,6,7 Burzilda (Persilla) Olds died in Jun 1917 at Wasco, Oregon, at age 68.³ She was buried at Moro, Oregon.³
     In 1905, she was described as the wife of John W. Messinger, living at Moro, Oregon.¹
     "They moved to Moro, Oregon, in 1889, and were engaged in farming in that vicinity for many years. She died in June, 1917, at Wasco, Oregon, and is buried at Moro. Her husband died in 1920 at McMinnville, Oregon, and is buried in the Rose City Cemetery at Portland."³

     Caleb Olds was born on 5 Aug 1716 at Westfield, Hampden County, Massachusetts.¹ He was baptized in 1716 at Church of Christ, Westfield, Hampden County, Massachusetts.² He was the son of Hanford Old and Elizabeth Neal.¹ Caleb Olds married (1) Sarah Sanford on 2 Aug 1739 at Southbury, Connecticut.^3,4 Caleb Olds married (2) Abigail Rice on 21 Aug 1750 at Southbury, Connecticut.^3,5 Caleb Olds died c 1753.⁶

     Caleb Olds was the son of Daniel Olds and Abigail Granger.¹ Caleb Olds married Rachel Davis.² Caleb Olds died on 3 Sep 1821.¹
     Caleb Olds appeared on the census of 1800 at Otsego, Otsego County, New York, as follows:
     "Oles", Caleb, 4 males under 10, 2 males 26-44, 1 female, 26-44. This Caleb is listed just before a Daniel "Oles".³

     Caleb Olds married Susannah Preston at Poultney, Vermont.² Caleb Olds was born in May 1775.² He was the son of Aaron Olds and Eunice Durkee.¹ Caleb Olds was baptized and accepted into membership on 2 Jan 1842 at Congregational Church, Fairfield, Vermont.³ He died on 9 Jun 1854 at Fairfield, Vermont, at age 79^2,3 and was buried at St. Marys Cemetery, Franklin, Franklin County, Vermont.^2,4,5
     He "lived in Poultney, Essex, and Fairfield, Vt."²

     Calista Olds was born on 11 Jun 1839.¹ She was the daughter of Libbeus Eggerton Olds and Alzada King.¹ Calista Olds died in 1910.¹

     Calista Olds was the daughter of Mortimer Olds.¹ Calista Olds married Palmer Stocking.¹

     Calista J. Olds was born on 12 Feb 1825 at St. Albans, Vermont.¹ She was the daughter of Elias Olds and Abigail Alcott.¹ Calista J. Olds married Humphrey S. Jennison on 6 Apr 1846.¹
     Calista J. Olds and Humphrey S. Jennison appeared on the census of 14 Aug 1860, as follows:
     3229/3245 H. S. Jennison, 36, farmer, b. VT
      Calista , 35, b. d[itt]o
      Charles H. , 10, b. d[itt]o
      Louisa , 3, b. Illinois
      Caroline , 1, b. Illinois
      James Clarke, 22, laborer, b. N. Y.²

     Calvin Olds was born on 3 May 1799 at Marlboro, Vermont.^1,2,3 He was the son of Thaddeus Olds and Helena Mather.¹ Calvin Olds married Hepzibah Pratt on 26 Aug 1821 at Marlborough, Vermont.^4,5 Calvin Olds died on 3 May 1862 at Clinton, Rock County, Wisconsin, at age 63.^1,6
     Calvin Olds of Marlboro, Vermont, was granted a U. S. Patent for a seed drill or corn planter on 20 Jan. 1841 with additional improvements on 18 July 1842.⁷ For this, he was awarded a "diploma" at the New York State Agricultural Fair of 1842.⁸ He "came to Clinton, Wis. Terr., in 1844, where he was a farmer."²